Mess Media, August 26, 2010
Toronto cyclists will be holding a ride of silence for slain cyclist Darcy Allan Sheppard at 1pm on Sunday August 29, 2010. The ride starts at Bloor and Avenue Rd.
The ride will be followed by a candlelight vigil later that evening around 7:30pm at Bay and Bloor.
The ride and vigil will commemorate the first anniversary of Sheppard’s death on August 31, 2009.
Sheppard’s courier friends Uncle Dropsi and Sunny D have release a song and video to remember him.
The 33-year old Sheppard was killed after an attack by former Ontario attorney general Michael Bryant.
Witnesses and video evidence showed that Bryant deliberately rammed his car into Sheppard knocking him to the ground. Witnesses also described Bryant as intentionally speeding the wrong way down Bloor Street, mounting the curb and crashing Sheppard into a fire hydrant and mailbox before fleeing.
Despite video evidence and witness statements, special prosecutor Richard Peck dropped all charges against his fellow British Columbia bred lawyer. Critics of his decision pointed to Peck’s propensity to drop charges in high profile cases involving government and police officials.
